The message sent by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing to the ceremony to mark the 76th Anniversary of Kachin State Day
10 January 2024
Esteemed national brethren in Kachin State,
On the occasion of the 76th Anniversary of Kachin State which falls today, I extended my greetings with best wishes for national people in Kachin State and all national brethren across the nation to be physical and mental well-being.
All ethnic groups have been residing in Myanmar for many years through thick and thin by sharing fortune together and standing tall across the world.
The 10 January was designated as Kachin State Day in honor of forming the Kachin State government at the first Kachin State Council Conference held on 10 January 1948 in the post-independence period of Myanmar. The celebrations have been held annually, and today is the 76th occasion of its kind.
More than 1.7 million of population including Shan ethnic groups, Bamar and other ethnics are residing in Kachin State in fraternity in addition to Kachin ethnic groups namely Jingphaw, Lachid, Lawwaw, Lisu and Zaiwa and Shan ethnic groups such as Tailon, Taileng, Taikhamti, Taisa and Tailey.
Costumes, traditional dances, literature, culture and customs of Kachin ethnic groups are very grandeur and Manaw dance presented by Kachin ethnic with traditional costumes is a traditional culture showing preferable unity.
Moreover, it is a state blessed with valuable natural resources and good and beautiful natural environment with fertile soil. Beautiful scenes of year round snow-capped mountains and pleasant Indawgyi Lake and Myitsone areas are symbols of the state.
As Kachin State has many natural resources blessed by the nature, if development tasks can be undertaken for the state based on these natural scenes and natural resources, national ethnic people will have socioeconomic development and job opportunities.
Now is time of the State Administration Council which is taking State responsibilities under the Constitution (2008). The State Administration Council has been implementing five-point roadmap and nine objectives since its establishment.
The current situation is being managed by for emergence of a peaceful and prosperous future of the State and all national people. Setting national visions:
prosperous nation and food security, political visions: strengthening genuine disciplined multiparty democratic system and building a Union based on democratic system and federalism are being initiated. The government and Tatmadaw pledge to join hands with ethnic people in successfully implementing adopted visions, roadmap and objectives as well as strengthening the multiparty democratic system.
In order to achieve success in implementation of national and political visions, as it is important for enhancement of intelligence and knowledge of local ethnic people, a special emphasis must be placed on promotion of education.
Currently, the government is implementing plans for development of socioeconomic life including agriculture, livestock, education, health, communications and electric power sectors for development of Kachin State. Moreover, I would like to all to emphasize socioeconomic improvement of ethnic people in the State and development undertakings by encouraging booming MSME businesses based on natural products such as wood, bamboo, rattan and other materials.
If Kachin State can maintain existing natural resources and systematically promote production of value-added products, it will contribute to sufficiency of needs in the state and supply the demands of the country. Moreover, products can be exported abroad as it is a border area, it will help improve socioeconomic life of the local people and generate incomes for the State.
The government cooperates with ethnic people including Tatmadaw to safeguard the non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty as national politic duties based on genuine patriotic spirit forever.
It is necessary to follow NCA so as to ensure peace of the whole Union essential for building a peaceful and prosperous nation entire people aspire to. In forging peace of our country, only when national brethren have to seek the solution in political dialogue based on the Union spirit will they achieve success.
I would like to urge all ethnic people to harmoniously serve the interest of the State through the united strength.
During the period from the post-independence period to date, as border areas and ethnic areas including Kachin State have been missing chances of peace and stability, local ethnic people cannot enjoy essence of independence but encountering social problems. Hence, I would like to urge all you to cease the tragic events in their era and to try hard to hand over good legacy for the future to new generations by building a developed nation with durable peace.
In conclusion, I send a message of honour to the 76th Anniversary of Union Day, deeply urging ethnic people including national brethren from Kachin State who actually adore the nation and the nationals to participate in peace and stability of the State, perpetual peace, prosperity of the State, food security, socioeconomic development and building a Union based on democratic system and federalism with might and main.
Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu
Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing
Prime Minister
Chairman, State Administration Council